Guest Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I am now going to get a pair of female call ducks. I need to know of breeders in cambridgeshire area or around cambridgeshire within an 1 and 30 min - 2 hour drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Just checking, but you do know that they are very noisy? Just like a cockerel but more constant and more annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 I knew they were noisy but not that noisy. Is there any other kind of small duck ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Oh what about mini appleyard ducks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Yep, pretty noisy! Mini Appleyards are perfect little starter ducks. Good layers, quiet, small and very pretty. Probably your best bet for your first ducks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Thanks. I have just been looking. My parents finally saw a proper set up at my friends. They have light sussex bantams and pekins with a small pond and 2 east indian black (i think their called) and they were so cute I wanted them but didn't know. Their WIR is smaller than mine so we want to do a set up like that. What about the east indian blacks maybe aswell ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Black East Indians are more ornamental. They will lay but not loads of eggs, roughly 40-50. Bit rarer as well so probably more expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Oh ok well i will try and find some mim appleyard breeders near me. It is so hard because cambridgeshire is more chickens not ducks so I am struggling to find any. But thanks for helping me. Ducks are my dream. I do have a hen on 3 runner duck eggs at the moment but im not keeping them if any are fertile which i find out monday I will either give them back to the breeder or give them to mums boss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miller30 Posted June 15, 2010 Share Posted June 15, 2010 Hi i agree with tom i wouldnt go for calls my god they dont shut up thats why they are called call ducks because they are so noisy i dont think your neighbours would be very happy leanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 Hi i agree with tom i wouldnt go for calls my god they dont shut up thats why they are called call ducks because they are so noisy i dont think your neighbours would be very happy leanne One set of neighbours keeps saying get a cockerel. So there fine but it is the neighbours on the other side and behind. The neighbours behind us are annoying because I hear them in their garden complaining about the hens little talking noises when I go out or the laying announcement but its not every second. If they had a problem they should say instead of complaining in their garden. We have decided to go for the Mini Appleyards's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
